Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for delivering content (e.g., multimedia streams, video files, documents, images, text, operating system updates, app store downloads, etc.) from a content source to one or more receiver devices over an internet protocol (IP) network. Network devices may be configured to bypass a content delivery network (CDN) to deliver a bulk of the content via IP multicast, and to utilize the CDN and multipath connectivity between the content source and the receiver devices to deliver the remaining portions of the content via unicast.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for delivering content (e.g., multimedia streams, video files, documents, images, text, operating system updates, app store downloads, etc.) from a content source to one or more receiver devices over an internet protocol (IP) network. Network devices may be configured to bypass a content delivery network (CDN) to deliver a bulk of the content via IP multicast, and to utilize the CDN and multipath connectivity between the content source and the receiver devices to deliver the remaining portions of the content via unicast.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for opportunistically transcoding requested content streams into one or more formats to provision thereby one or more content storage libraries.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus enabling businesses or bulk customers (e.g., hotels) spanning geographic footprints of one or more MSOs to provide television, data and/or other services to each guest from the respective MSO associated with that guest, and in accordance with the personal settings, content settings and/or other MSO subscription parameters.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus providing language translation of a media stream by deriving, at a media routing device, an initial language plaintext representation of audio information associated with an input media stream, translating the initial language plaintext representation to provide a target language plaintext representation, applying text-to-speech processing to the target language plaintext representation to provide corresponding target language audio information associated with the input media stream, combining the corresponding target language audio information with the received media stream to provide thereby an output media stream.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for opportunistically transcoding requested content streams into one or more formats to provision thereby one or more content storage libraries.

Abstract: A video content network having a plurality of program channels is operated, and a target time slot for an enhanced advertisement is identified. At least some of the plurality of program channels have programs scheduled during the target time slot. The target time slot is signaled to a plurality of terminals connected to the video content network. Each of the terminals is viewing a given one of the program channels prior to the signaling. Responsive to the signaling, the programs scheduled during the target time slot are effectively paused at a program time corresponding to a beginning of the time slot, and the enhanced advertisement is caused to be displayed on the terminals. Responsive to an end of the enhanced advertisement, the programs scheduled during the target time slot are resumed at the program time corresponding to the beginning of the time slot.

Abstract: A video content network having a plurality of program channels is operated, and a target time slot for an enhanced advertisement is identified. At least some of the plurality of program channels have programs scheduled during the target time slot. The target time slot is signaled to a plurality of terminals connected to the video content network. Each of the terminals is viewing a given one of the program channels prior to the signaling. Responsive to the signaling, the programs scheduled during the target time slot are effectively paused at a program time corresponding to a beginning of the time slot, and the enhanced advertisement is caused to be displayed on the terminals. Responsive to an end of the enhanced advertisement, the programs scheduled during the target time slot are resumed at the program time corresponding to the beginning of the time slot.

Abstract: A video content network having a plurality of program channels is operated, and a target time slot for an enhanced advertisement is identified. At least some of the plurality of program channels have programs scheduled during the target time slot. The target time slot is signaled to a plurality of terminals connected to the video content network. Each of the terminals is viewing a given one of the program channels prior to the signaling. Responsive to the signaling, the programs scheduled during the target time slot are effectively paused at a program time corresponding to a beginning of the time slot, and the enhanced advertisement is caused to be displayed on the terminals. Responsive to an end of the enhanced advertisement, the programs scheduled during the target time slot are resumed at the program time corresponding to the beginning of the time slot.